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Alphabet Juice

The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory

Roy Blount Jr.
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“If everybody’s first English teacher were Roy Blount Jr., we might still be trillions in debt, but we would be so deeply in love with words and their magic ....

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The Situation and the Story

The Art of Personal Narrative

Vivian Gornick
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks

A guide to the art of personal writing, by the author of Fierce Attachments and The End of the Novel of Love All narrative writing must pull from the raw...

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The College Admissions Mystique

Bill Mayher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks

In this fresh and plainspoken book, admissions professional Bill Mayher demystifies the college application process, guiding students and parents through this...

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Getting What You Came For

The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D.

Robert Peters
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks

Is graduate school right for you? Should you get a master’s or a Ph.D.? How can you choose the best possible school? This classic guide helps...

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Games for Writing

Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Write

Peggy Kaye
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks

There is no skill more important for a child to master more than writing - and none more difficult or fraught with anxiety. Peggy Kaye, renowned teacher and...

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Literary Terms

A Dictionary

Karl Beckson and Arthur Ganz
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks

For all those who have become entangled in the ever-burgeoning sphere of confusing literary terminology, Professors Karl Beckson and Arthur Ganz provide clear...